Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has blasted the Federal Government over its gifts of houses to judges.
Speaking at the Housing TV Africa on Thursday, Falana
demanded the provision of the law that stipulated such a gesture.
He charged the Federal Government to also build houses for
university professors and other civil and public servants, noting that what is
good for the goose is equally good for the gander.
“”We have got to a stage in the country where we have to
challenge the special privileges given to the rich and top public officers in
the country.
“I was very sad when I saw that the Federal Government was
handing over the keys of houses to judges, and I asked myself, ‘Under what law
are we operating?’ Because it’s discriminatory and illegal.
“You treat everyone equally in our country. So you can’t
take out judges. Judges are entitled to accommodation, by the way. They must
live comfortably and well secured.
“But, other citizens must be equally provided for. If you
don’t do it, you can be challenged, and that is going to happen very soon
because what is good the goose is good for the gander,” he said.
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